Stormy Willow: A Paranormal Podcast

In this episode, we travel to Selma, Alabama — a city where history never fully let go. From Civil War bloodshed to the terror of Jim Crow and the violence of Bloody Sunday on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma’s past lingers not just in textbooks, but in the air itself. We explore reports of hauntings tied not to spectacle, but to trauma — places where fear, grief, and unfinished justice seem to replay themselves. This isn’t a story about ghosts that want attention — it’s about history that refuses to be forgotten.

In the shadows of New Orleans folklore lurks the Grunch—a bloodthirsty cryptid said to stalk the swampy outskirts and forgotten roads. This episode dives deep into the legend’s origins, its eerie ties to Creole culture, and the unsettling encounters that still haunt locals. Vampires may rule the French Quarter, but something older—and hungrier—waits just beyond the tree line.

Skull Schulman ran Nashville’s wildest club—and never really left. We’re diving into the glam, grit, and ghostly legacy of the man who made Printer’s Alley shimmer with jazz, burlesque, and spectral flair. Come for the poodles, stay for the hauntings.

In 1994, Gloria Ramirez arrived at a California ER—and within minutes, multiple hospital staff collapsed around her. Dubbed “The Toxic Lady” by the media, her case sparked headlines, horror, and a trail of unanswered questions. Was it a bizarre chemical reaction, mass hysteria, or something science still can’t explain? This episode dives into the facts, the fallout, and the woman lost behind the myth.

"When Jennifer Patterson bought her dream home in rural Indiana, she never expected it to come with shadow figures, phantom aftershave, and something in the basement that wanted her gone. What started as subtle hauntings turned violent—and the previous owners were already dead. This is the true story that left bruises… and never quite let go.

YOUTUBE - THE GHOST FILES

A Haunting - Episode: “Eternal Grief” (Season 8, Episode 3)

THE UNITED STATES OF PARANORMAL

The Lizardman Stomp - Roy Atkinson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJUeRinZZfA"

Towering peaks. Magnetic vortexes. Phantom lights. And over 20,000 missing people. In this episode, Stormy Willow steps into the shadows of the Alaska Triangle, where disappearances outnumber explanations, and the wilderness whispers with legends older than the map itself. From Cold War flight vanishings and ghost towns swallowed by fear, to shapeshifters, spirit dogs, and a Japan Airlines UFO encounter that even the FAA couldn’t fully explain—we’re covering it all. Is it just the elements? Or is something else hunting in the permafrost?

🎧 Sources & Inspirations

📚 Missing in Alaska – Butch Dee, 2021

📑 Alaska Department of Public Safety – Missing Persons Clearinghouse

📰 Anchorage Daily News – “Japan Airlines 1628 Incident”

🎙️ FAA Official Radar Reports & Transcripts (1986, FAA.gov)

📖 Haunted Inside Passage – Bjorn Dihle, 2021

🌐 USGS & NOAA – Geomagnetic & Geological Reports

📺 Alaskan Killer Bigfoot (Discovery+ series on Portlock)

📖 Kushtaka: The Otter People of Alaska – Author: Dennis Waller

📰 National Archives – Boggs/Begich disappearance (1972)

📖 Tlingit & Inuit Oral Traditions (Sealaska Heritage Institute; Inuit Circumpolar Council)

🔬 Scientific American – Articles on pareidolia, piezoelectric effects, and swamp gas phenomena

🌊 U.S. Coast Guard Incident Reports

📺 Travel Channel – The Alaska Triangle series (2020–2022)

A plain-looking flat in Brixton hid one of the UK’s most disturbing cults. Led by a self-proclaimed prophet named Comrade Bala, the group kept three women in psychological and physical captivity for decades. Among them? Katy Morgan-Davies—born into the cult, denied her identity, and raised under the crushing belief that love, freedom, and even sunlight were punishable offenses.

This Stormy Willow episode unpacks Katy’s haunting story, from brainwashing and abuse to escape and survival—with respect, realism, and a touch of “WTF. #StormyWillowPodcast #KatyMorganDavies #TheGirlInTheWindow #FromCaptivityToFreedom

shout out to:

Creator: Danielle Kirsty

Watch here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeZV52F8RMU

A mysterious wine cabinet sold at an estate sale in 2001 unleashed a terrifying chain of events—plaguing every person who dared to own it with sickness, hallucinations, and near-death experiences. Known as the Dybbuk Box, this cursed object is said to contain a malevolent spirit rooted in Jewish folklore—and it may not need to be opened to wreak havoc. From eBay horror story to celebrity curse, this is the true tale of the box that should have stayed sealed.

🔎 Sources & Inspirations

For Handle With Curse: The Box That Followed Everyone

📦 The Haunted Jewish Wine Cabinet – Original eBay listing by Kevin Mannis (2003)

📚 The Dybbuk Box by Jason Haxton

🎙️ The Ghost Story Guys Podcast – Dybbuk Box episode

📺 Ghost Adventures: Halloween Special (Travel Channel, 2018)

📰 Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and TMZ – Post Malone’s 2018 string of accidents

📖 Jewish Virtual Library – Dybbuk folklore and mysticism

🔬 Skeptical Inquirer – “Unboxing the Dybbuk Box: A Paranormal Investigation” by Kenny Biddle

🌐 Reddit threads + archived interviews with former owners

This week, Sarah takes us deep into the eerie, ivy-covered halls of the University of Montevallo—Alabama’s most haunted campus. From the lingering spirit of a Confederate soldier in Reynolds Hall to a mysterious woman peering from the windows of the historic King House, this Southern college isn’t just handing out degrees—it’s keeping secrets.

Travis means “to cross.” And Travis always does. But is it chaos… or prophecy?

In this episode, we unpack what science says about the power of names—and what culture has already decided about anyone named Travis. From subtle psychological biases to outright stereotypes, we explore how your name can quietly write your story before you even begin it.

Someone’s gotta go first.

Might as well be him.

Sources & References:

Nuttin, J. M. (1985). “The Name Letter Effect.”

Pelham, B. W., Mirenberg, M. C., & Jones, J. T. (2002). “Why Susie Sells Seashells by the Seashore: Implicit Egotism and Major Life Decisions.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Bertrand, M., & Mullainathan, S. (2004). “Are Emily and Greg More Employable Than Lakisha and Jamal?” American Economic Review.

Rosenthal, R., & Jacobson, L. (1968). “Pygmalion in the Classroom.”

Mehrabian, A. (2001). “Characteristics Attributed to Names.”

Pelham, B. W., & Carvallo, M. (2015). “The Surprising Role of Implicit Self-Esteem in Motivation.”